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| I have gone back to having a couple of Optifast shakes a day. My doc also suggested egg flips and smoothies. ALl are good for calories and protein. Hope the nausea fades soon Kirsty |
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| Kirsty, Didn't I tell you that you would be fine and each day you would feel better than the last. But you must try to eat (sorry drink) some more calories to keep you going. The recipe for blended tinned fruit from Pyretta sounds lovely. Chill the can first maybe. I am still having little diet jellies that I have in a bowl with yoghurt over the top (I pretend its cream or icecream). The other question I have for you, you are not pregnant are you??? Cheaky question when I don't know your marital or partnered statis. Just joking, I think. Anyway, just keep going and trying your best. I see my doctor tomorrow, then I'll be on mushies I think but I have been having them already I think. Haven't been testing with the straw thing. Have lost 8 kg so far and I'm happy. People are starting to notice and not just the ones who know. Spirits up and be good Brydie |
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| Kirsty, Yes you need to be getting more nutrition in. Chat with your dietitian or one of your surgeons teams and you can look through here for ideas as well. Make sure you are at least having a multivitamin to aid with healing and recovery. Pyretta |
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| Slender, congrats on your awesome weight loss so far, you are off to a flying start. Pyretta |
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| Hello Ladies, I havent written for a while so thought I would say hello!! Well I have been banded for 7 days tomorrow, each day is so much better than the last.. The wind pains have almost dissapeared. God I feel so much better. I have been having really bad nasea though but the doc prescribed something so they are helping.. Still very lethargic though.. I havent been having much in the days bar some yoghurt and water.. I know ofcourse that is causing the lethargy and nausea. Some times I think I just could not even eat soup then sometimes I feel sooo hungry and think i could eat anything! I got my staples out yesterday and I cant tell you how good it felt, made all the difference in the world. i feel so mobile now and definatly less sore. I go back 2 weeks yesterday for my first fill. yay! Kirsty |
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| Thanks pyretta, That sounds delicious - I'll try and remember that one - am being banded in 2 weeks. I think each phase sounds tastier than the last - something to look forward to! Natural, tasty liquids will be better than the optifast stuff i've endured over the weeks. Guess what - it has worked though - lost nearly 14 kilos and pushing for a bit more b4 the op!! slender2b |
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| Last night was so warm in Melbounre my daughter reminded me of something I used to have on the liquids stage that I had forgotten about. Take a can of fruit, (fruit salad, pears, twofruits, apricots, etc), pour the fruit and liquid into a jug and wizz with a hand blender. It's healthier than fruit juice because you get the added fibre of the fruit and it mushes down to a refreshing drink, or can be poured over ice cream. It can be thinned down with apple juice if it's a bit thick for the early stages. Pick fruit in natural juice instead of syrup. Pyretta |
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| Brydie, No I'm not a nurse, just been around banding boards for nearly 4 years now so picked up a lot during that time. I also received a lot of support, still do, so i continue to pay it forward. Yeah you can take the girl outta Victoria but you can take the AFL outta the girl!! LOL. Pyretta |
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| Pyretta, Sorry, I thought you sounded so authoritative that you were a trained nurse. Since then I have read a bit more of your history on another thread and maybe you have all your knowledge from living the experiences. What a way to go, I take my hat off to you. I lived in Sydney for 29 years and now on the South Coast but was raised in Geelong then lived in East Keilor for 4 years after we were married, so I am still a Victorian deep down and barrack for the Bombers. Brydie |
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| Brydie, Train? I do my aqua in Mill Park , a northern suburb of Melbourne. I just do laps, but i also use their gym as well. Must admit to not getting there as often as I should, but now recovering from port replacement, it'll be a few weeks before I'm back there again. Pyretta |
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| Pyretta, I took your advice and didn't go to aqua today but will wait until I see the doctor on Friday. You are such a wize woman, where did you train? Brydie |
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| Kara, I'm glad you got onto the dietitian and she was able to help you. Just sip the sustigen slowly, it will sit a bit heavy to start with but isn't it good to feel full! The benifibre/prune juice/ movement makers are important. Nothing will make you more uncomfortable then constipation at this stage. Glad to hear you are a little better prepared now. Pyretta |
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| Good Evening Pyretta, I rang the rooms today and spoke to the dietition. She asked me what I had consumed so far today. (this was at 3pm). I had had: 1 x 750ml bottle water with vitamin in it, (your idea, thanks for that). 1 glass pineapple juice 1 low fat custard watered down with milk. 1/4 glass of homemade cauliflower soup blendered. 1/4 cup of peppermint tea. She told me that I was probably getting around 14g of protein out of all that, and Needed to be getting 40g or protein a day. So, I am to have 3 x protein shakes a day of Opti or Sustagen, then I can have juice, soup or whatever in the middle, but to have the protein is a must! So anyway, I had a sustegen for dinner, and felt full as a goog, in fact tonight I feel uncomfortable, feels like I have over eaten or something. oh, and she also asked me about my bowels....Not much happening there since before the op. So she said I must have a teaspoon of benefibre every day as well, and if that doesn't work in a day, then it's the dreaded prune juice! Kara |
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| Thanks Pyretta, I am 2 weeks banded today but my wounds are all healed beautifully and I rang the doctor's rooms today and they said it was OK, and just to be careful about over exertion. Maybe I'll see how I feel in the morning, but thanks very much for your concern and prompt reply Brydie |
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| Kara, Just wondering how you went after contacting your surgeon today. Did he clarify what you can have and the amounts? Pyretta |
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| Brydie, Just a word of caution. If you are going to a public pool you really need to wait until your wounds are properly healed ( 6 weeks minimum) because of the serious risk of infection from the water. Check with your surgeon before you go back to aquarobics if you are under 6 weeks banded. Pyretta |
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| Hi Kirsty, I've been out all day so that's a good sign, I have so much energy, basically from the 7kg off I guess. I have been having baked beans with milk and Greek yoghurt blended up together and that's lovely. Tonight I went to 'Spirituality in the Pub' where I would normally have had a typical pub meal but instead I took a plastic mug with lid 3/4 full of blended tuna curry with a dollop of Greek yoghurt and ate it with a long spoon - lovely!!! I see my surgeon on Friday and haven't really thought about mushies yet, I should read the thread before I go. I am still having alot of diet jelly because a meal has to have a dessert doesn't it? I make them in small containers and put some yoghurt on top but often have to wait awhile after my 1st course. Old habits die hard. I'm still not hungry and have no tenderness to speak of. I go back to aquarobics tomorrow, don't know how I am going to explain away my absence or scars. Doesn't matter really. Regards Brydie |
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| Pyretta, First no, I did not receive anything from my surgeon when I left the hospital, except of some other info I got when I first went and saw him, and that was just the general clear liquids through the day routine. But what your suggesting, is much more than what is written down there, and sounds more exciting too. I will definately call his rooms tomorrow, and find out exactly what the heck I'm supposed to be having. It's a good idea having the vitamin in a large bottle of water, I'll be doing that tomorrow. It takes me about 15 mins to drink a glass of anything or more. I felt that I needed some sort of meal plan to get me by each day, not just drinking and drinking etc! So thanks. kara |
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| Kara, Were you given a daily plan from your surgeon or one of his staff? How long are you taking to drink the glass/cup? You should be trying to make them last about 15minutes or more by sipping on them. Protein "meals" will help curb any hunger you may experience but I was on clear liquids only for 4 days and during that time didn't have any, as you are already drinking yogurt that shouldn't be an issue. I can't advise you if it's enough or not, because I don't know what your doctor has recommended. I was told not to concentrate on amounts but keep hydrated to help with the healing. I would focus on having 3 "meals" a day, Breakfast: Apple juice (egg flip) Lunch: Chicken broth (blended baked beans and tomato juice) Dinner: Apple Juice ( blended steak and veg with beef stock). In between times I had an 800ml sipper bottle that had my berrocca in it, that I would finish around 2pm and then fill it again with water and finish it before bed. Just sipping on it through the day. I hope that helps, but really you need to contact your surgeons rooms tomorrow and ask them what is required during this phase. Pyretta |
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| Hi Pyretta, Can you please answer this question. I'm now on day 3 post op. Can you tell me an example of what I should/could be consuming daily menu please. Today I have had: 1 glass water & vitamin dissolved in it. 1 glass pineapple juice 1 glass drinking yoghurt 1 cup of thin soup 1/2 cup of tea 1 glass water I'm feeling a little hunger, but not sure if this is hunger pains or wind? Is this too much liquid, or should I be having more? Should I be having a protein meal as well? ie, Opti or Sustagen & milk. Thanks for your help. Kara |
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| I don't have staples as far as I know, just disolvable stiches on the inside, and just the steri strips on the skin. These I am allergic to, and they are making me itchy! eek! Kara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I had my op on Friday and I have to get the staples out this week.. no way they will leave them in for 5 weeks Kirsty |
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| My staples were removed before i left hospital by the nurse. So sorry can't help you with that. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Renae, I'd definately be ringing the surgeon's rooms or the hospital tomorrow morning and asking them what their usual procedure is. Staples will have to be removed, and five weeks seems a tad too long to leave them to me. Pyretta |
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| another question regarding dressings etc... I seem to have staples in my wounds, but no one has mentioned having them removed... my surgeon just said he;ll see me in 5 weeks to have a fill. Any idea what happens to the staples? Am I supposed to get them removed? The nurses at the hospital didn't mention it either, they just said to leave the steri strips on til they fall off. I didn't even realise until yesterday that I had staples, I can feel them poking thru the steri strips now. Cheers, Renae |
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